07/29/2008 - Worlds First LED Headlamp for Heavy Duty MarketsThese may be the answer for the 24 volt 60-series owners. I wonder how much they cost?
24V LED Headlights!
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I read about them before, someone must have posted somewhere.
Nice idea but my HJ60 headlights are 12V, so some rewiring would be needed.
Not sure what markets, if any, have 24V headlights.
Maybe some of the more electrically talented can tell us how many banana's it would be to wire the headlights for 24V.
Nice idea but my HJ60 headlights are 12V, so some rewiring would be needed.
Not sure what markets, if any, have 24V headlights.
Maybe some of the more electrically talented can tell us how many banana's it would be to wire the headlights for 24V.
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They are supposed to be coming out with a 12V version. I'd be interested to see them in operation as compared to regular halogen. Most likely, LED headlights should be good for the life of the vehicle. Also, they most likely won't need the wiring harness/relay upgrade to achieve full brightness as they probably draw a lot less current. I can't use them on my FJ62 as they are currently only availabe in 7" round. Maybe I'll try them on my Samurai.
10 luxeons do not come cheap. If anyone see a price, that would be good to know.
If my headlights are 12-volt, then they are they only thing, besides the radio, that is not 24 volts.
If my headlights are 12-volt, then they are they only thing, besides the radio, that is not 24 volts.
Freebie, remember that the radio is 12 volt, or at least mine is. It is not the factory radio, though.
Maybe the radio in the JDM is 24 volts (beside the fact that it only picks up Japanese frequencies). The 12-volt batteries in series gives you some flexibility (like I was able to charge them separately until I got a 24-volt charger).
Imagine being stuck where you HAD to find a 24-volt battery (usually in a hurry). At least we can get batteries from the usual suspects.
Maybe the radio in the JDM is 24 volts (beside the fact that it only picks up Japanese frequencies). The 12-volt batteries in series gives you some flexibility (like I was able to charge them separately until I got a 24-volt charger).
Imagine being stuck where you HAD to find a 24-volt battery (usually in a hurry). At least we can get batteries from the usual suspects.
You will find that the radios are 12V and that each JDM has a very small amp converter. I was able to put in an OEM Canadian radio which I took from a truck of the same year without issue. You need a big converter when you go to a higher quality aftermarket stereo and amplifier which draws too many amps.
You can purchase 24V radios but they are not cheap.
24V batteries are not hard to find. They are used in commercial/industrial and aviation applications. If you kill your batteries for some reason and need a jump you can either wait for a CAA truck or get someone to give you a boost. CAA will be able to give you a 24V boost. They just connect their truck to one battery and their portable battery pack to the other battery. Once you get your rig home, you will need to pull both batteries and charge them on a charger seperately to ensure they are equally charged. If one is shot, the down side of the 24V in series set-up is you still need to buy two new batteries.
You can purchase 24V radios but they are not cheap.
24V batteries are not hard to find. They are used in commercial/industrial and aviation applications. If you kill your batteries for some reason and need a jump you can either wait for a CAA truck or get someone to give you a boost. CAA will be able to give you a 24V boost. They just connect their truck to one battery and their portable battery pack to the other battery. Once you get your rig home, you will need to pull both batteries and charge them on a charger seperately to ensure they are equally charged. If one is shot, the down side of the 24V in series set-up is you still need to buy two new batteries.
Interesting, would be great to see those in 12v - and to see how they price out. These don't seem to appear in their online catalog, which doesn't have prices anyway. My guess is they'll be spendy.
Howdy, canucksafari, and thanks for the info. In 2 of my trucks, the batteries were replaced 1 at a time, and so I expect premature failure of one of them, at which time each truck will get 2 new ones at the same time. I have solar and battery systems here, and destroying a batter bank is tabu here.
Someday, I would not mind upgrading the radio (to one I can hear while driving), and my plan is to take the fuse slot for the lighter (15 A, 24 volts), disconnect the lighter, connect a 15-amp converter (24 v -> 12 v) to that fuse, and then connect the truck's lighter back to it (making it a 12-volt socket that I can use) and to also power 3 additional lighter sockets (12 volts) for all the junk I run with. This keeps the whole conversion in the cabin. This converter should have enough current for a better radio/amplifier.
I do have a small supply of 12 volts under the hood (possibly enough for the rust buster, 50 mA), but I need to check in the repair manuals for current it supplies, etc. At least I know now that my headlights are 12-volt. I don't bother finding out what is what until it breaks.
Someday, I would not mind upgrading the radio (to one I can hear while driving), and my plan is to take the fuse slot for the lighter (15 A, 24 volts), disconnect the lighter, connect a 15-amp converter (24 v -> 12 v) to that fuse, and then connect the truck's lighter back to it (making it a 12-volt socket that I can use) and to also power 3 additional lighter sockets (12 volts) for all the junk I run with. This keeps the whole conversion in the cabin. This converter should have enough current for a better radio/amplifier.
I do have a small supply of 12 volts under the hood (possibly enough for the rust buster, 50 mA), but I need to check in the repair manuals for current it supplies, etc. At least I know now that my headlights are 12-volt. I don't bother finding out what is what until it breaks.
iron_giant
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fixed. Jdm and some general market cruisers have 24v headlights.
MrMoMo
That's not rust, it's Canadian patina...
anyone?
Does anybody have these in a 60? How much $$$ and what do you think?
Does anybody have these in a 60? How much $$$ and what do you think?
Norwegian HJ 60s all have 24 volt headlights. There is an urban legend that Canada in the 80's had a law saying that all cars MUST have 12 volt headlights. So Toyota pulled juice from one battery to one light, thus "balancing" the 12 v load.
lowenbrau
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I looked at these a year or so back when they came out and couldn't justify the $460 ea price tag. Probably the last set of headlights you'd need, though.
They are freakin' bright too. my buddy is the trucklight rep out here and we hit one up on his car battery and light up the sky! too pricey for my poor blood, but i'd definitely have em if i had the $
A lot of the military vehicles here in Iraq use the LED headlights and they work fine...definitely brighter than stock headlights. They also use the 7 in "Work lamps" as Spot lights. Units like to put about 16 to 20 add on lights for spotting IEDs and the LEDs are nice with the less amperage draw. Only 1.6 amps a piece at 24v.
it was a the Canadian government that made toyota do the evil center tap...
